Content guide
Citability asks whether a paragraph can be lifted into an AI answer and still remain accurate, complete, and trustworthy.
Check page citabilityCitable passages usually include a clear subject, a specific claim, enough context, and verifiable detail. Definitions, steps, comparisons, constraints, data points, and short examples work better than vague marketing copy.
Break the page into sections and ask three questions for each: does this passage stand alone, does it answer a specific question, and does it have factual support or clear experience behind it?
Lead with the conclusion, then add context. Name the object before describing it. State limitations before promises. For tool pages, explain what the tool does, what it does not do, who it is for, and what to do next.
Whether the intro directly defines the topic
Whether each section answers one specific question
Whether passages include facts, steps, conditions, or limits
Whether important claims have sources, data, or product behavior behind them
Whether the page avoids vague adjectives and absolute promises
No. Readability is about how easy text is for people to read. Citability is about whether an extracted passage stays complete, accurate, and trustworthy in an AI answer.
No. Short paragraphs reduce extraction cost, but the passage still needs a clear subject, context, and factual substance.